[BC] Re: music industry woes

[nakayle at gmail.com]

As a kid I bought my 45s at 79¢ a pop at Woolworths.  I thought I was
being robbed when they went up to 98 cents.

Fact is, I wouldn't give you 2 cents for the music(?) I hear now a
days but I think the record industry can blame their own greed.  Why
should most of fan's money go to middle men who had nothing to do with
making the music when a artist can now sell their music directly to
their fans via the net and keep ALL the profits?  And of course, with
the middle men out of the picture they can sell cheaper so fans are
better off too.  The stuffed suits in the record industry will have to
face the fact they are as obsolete as transmitter babysitters in a
changed world.

 - Nat Kayle


On 10/22/07, r j carpenter <rcarpen1 at verizon.net> wrote:
> Quote:
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> Pay $13-15.00 for a single selection of music vs the old $0.00-$2.00 for
> a 45 RPM vinyl record that could be bought at nearly all the stores had
> to have a part in the change.
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>
> Have you looked at home much inflation there has been since the $2 single?
>
> $2 in 1960 dollars equals $13.60 in 2006 dollars
> $2 in 1965 dollars equals $12.80 in 2006 dollars
> $2 in 1970 dollars equals $10.40 in 2006 dollars
> $2 in 1975 dollars equals $ 7.50 in 2006 dollars$
> $2 in 1980 dollars equals $ 4.90 in 2006 dollars
>
> We forget home much less the buck is worth these days.
>
> bob c.
>
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